Rise and shine this Sunday morning with a brunch to kick-start that lazy weekend feeling. Here are our top picks of places to brunch in Chengdu which will help you satisfy that craving whatever your budget.

We’ve broken up the article into 2 parts: Firstly Cafes & Restaurants, and then large Hotels, so there should be options to suit all moods and budgets.

-Cafes & Restaurants-

G’s Bistro & GILI’S Restaurant & Bar

This family friendly cafe and bistro that wont break the bank, offer up a big brunch menu; eggs benedict with prosciutto, steak, omelette, shakshuka or ham sandwiches.

You can also build your own brunch, have a bloody mary, and watch the weekend crowds mill by. The warm and friendly service here are worth visiting for.

Brunch Time:

GILIS: Daily, 11:00 – 15:00

G’s Bistro: All Day Brunch

Price:

40 – 80RMB

Addresses:

GILIS TXT Tiexiang Temple Riverfront
No. 116 Shenghua North Rd., Phase II Tiexiang Temple Riverfront, Gaoxin District
高新区，盛华北路116号，铁像寺水街2期2栋108号

GILIS LuxeLakes:
180 Jiazhou Road, Shuangliu District
双流区，嘉州路168号

G’s Bistro & Brunch (Tongzilin):
18 Zijing East Road, Gaoxin District 高新区紫荆东路18号

G’s Bistro & Brunch (MixC):
L1-156, A Block, MIX City, 8 Shuangqing Road, Chenghua District
双庆路8号成都万象城二期C馆1号门旁

G’s Bistro & Brunch (LuxeTown):
Tianfu New District, Luxehills Avenue Section 2, No. 18-3, LuxeTown Building 9
天府新区万安街道麓山大道二段18号附3号9栋

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FIELDS Concord Lazy Sunday Brunch

A leisurely Sunday brunch with Spanish flavours, generous food, alfresco dining and a relaxed atmosphere beside Daci Temple.

Enjoy a generous selection of 10–20 tapas and cold dishes from the buffet, followed by non-stop passing-around hot tapas and signature bites, seafood paella, desserts, and one main course of your choice.

Settle into our cozy dining room or enjoy alfresco dining beside the iconic red wall of Daci Temple, with Spanish flavours, good food and free-flow drinks to make your Sunday afternoon a little more leisurely.

Brunch Time:

Every Sunday · 11:30–14:30

(not available on Sundays that fall during Chinese public holidays or adjusted working-day weekends)

Price:

GET SNUG · RMB 228 / person
Non-stop fabulous food + 1 main course + beverage

INDULGE · RMB 328 / person
Get Snug + unlimited wines, bubbles, cocktails & beers

BE A CELEBRITY · RMB 628 / person
Indulge + unlimited Champagne, wines, cocktails & beers

Address:

No. 1114, 1st Floor, Building 2, Taikoo Li Chengdu, No. 8 Mid Shamao Street, Jinjiang District

成都太古里2栋一层1114

Tel.:

028-86113221

CASA

Chengdu’s cozy escape for authentic Neapolitan-style pizza and vibrant Mediterranean tapas. On Saturday and Sunday, they offer an all-you-can-eat brunch – a fresh, flavor-packed spread of creamy dips, crisp salads, warm pita, and savory Mediterranean favorites (pizza absolutely included), all for just 98RMB per person.

Wuhou Location: 
No. 24, Biyun Road, Wuhou District
武侯区碧云路24号

High-Tech Zone Location: 
No. 61 Ronghua North Road, Gaoxin District
武侯区荣华北路67号

Opening Times:
Tuesday to Sunday 17:00-22:30

WeChat:
Barak0511

 Wagas

The brunch selection at Wagas includes yoghurt and granola, “express sandwiches”, breakfast wraps, porridge, and scrambled eggs. Although suited to a quick bite for those fast paced brunch munchers, Wagas is less likely to provide a leisurely Sunday morning brunch.

Brunch Time:

Weekdays before 11:00, weekends 8:00-17:00

Price:

Ranges from RMB 15 for fruits to RMB 80 for the Wagas Big Breakfast. 50% off Monday-Friday before 11:00.

Addresses:

No. 300, Jiaozi Avenue, Shiyang Sub-district, High-tech Zone

高新区石羊街道交子大道300号

2F Raffles City Chengdu, Section 4, South Renmin Rd.

武侯区人民南路四段3号成都来福士广场2楼

No. 01, 1st Floor, Building A, Longfor Xichen Tianjie, No. 399, Xishun Street, Huazhaobi, Yingmenkou Sub-district, Jinniu District

金牛区营门口街道花照壁西顺街399号龙湖西宸天街A馆1楼01号

And many more locations in Chengdu.

PALLET

Prefer a hearty, American style brunch? Pass by PALLET. Offering American BBQ and a great variety of brunch items (meat, potatoes, wraps, salads and more).

Opening Time:

Daily, 11:00-14:00 and 16:00-21:00

Address:

Shop 35, No. 199, Ronghua South Road, Gaoxin District

高新区荣华南路199号附35号

Tel.:

19915562056

Artisan Kitchen 画厨

Artisan Kitchen understands the value of a beautiful brunch. With a sleek interior combining polished concrete and wood it’s a pretty place with photo worthy food.

Brunch options from the high quality ham, salsa and aromatic tomatoes of the Spanish plate to the Irish, Mediterranean and Asian brunches and portions of baked oatmeal, yoghurt and frozen fruits – there’s plenty to choose from. Available all day, you could even opt for a brinner. On the Weekends, Artisan is often pretty busy, full of meinu photographing their food for their moments, so you may have to queue.

Brunch Time:

Every day, Mondays 9:00-21:00, Tuesday-Thursday 9:00-23:00, Friday-Sundays 8:30-23:00

Price:

40-60RMB

Address:

Shop 108, East Gate, 1F, Nine Square Shopping Center, No. 88, Middle Section of Fucheng Avenue

府城大道中段88号九方购物中心1楼东门108铺

1F-010-1, Honghui Tiandi, No. 999, Tianfu 5th Street

天府五街999号港汇天地1F-010-1

Tim’s Texas Bar-B-Q

Offering it all day, everyday, Tim’s is the place for brunch lovers. The American style menu although small, includes all the classics from pancakes with syrup and the full American breakfast with eggs, bacon, sausages, hash browns and toast.

Whilst the breakfast taco on their menu allows you to pick and choose your fillings. On a Saturday and Sunday a Bloody Mary is included into the brunch menu for only RMB25.

Brunch Time:

Every day 9:00-23:00

Price:

RMB 25-42

Address:

No 7 Building C, Poly Centre, No. 1 JinXiu Road, Wuhou District. 锦绣路1号，保利中心C 坐7号.

Peter’s Tex-Mex 彼德西餐 

One of Chengdu’s well developed restaurant chain with several restaurants in the city]. Pretty consistent with quality, though mixed comments from [picky] foreigners.

Don’t be surprised to find the staff donning clothes in the fashion of a Texas flag. Bottomless coffee. Good burger. Nice Burrito. Oh yeah, and some stores have homemade ice cream.

Address:

[“Flagship”] No. 12, East Tongzilin Rd. Wuhou District 武侯区桐梓林东路12号

Tel.: 85180903; 85253506

Fenghuayuan, Middle Tongzilin Road, Wuhou District 武侯区桐梓林中路风华苑

2/F, China Post Savings, Dadi Xinguanghua Plaza, 50 South Guanghuacun St. 光华村南街50号大地新光华广场中国邮政储蓄2楼;

No.7-7, Xinguang Road, Huoche Nanzhan Subdistrict, Wuhou District 武侯区火车南站街道新光路7号附7号

Unit 445, 4th Floor, UFun Shopping Center, No. 300 Jiaozi Avenue, High-Tech Zone 高新区交子大道300号悠方购物中心4楼445号

La Terre 楽田

Western-style restaurant in the Gaoxin District, serving a variety of stylish food including brunch.

Brunch Times:

10am – 10pm

Price:

around 138RMB per person.

Address:

Gaoxin District, FuChengdu Road Section 4 No. 505. Renhe Spring International Building B, F1 – 151

高新区府城大道西段505号仁和春天国际广场B座1楼151号（B座入口旁）

5th Floor, Phase II, Kaidi Plaza, No. 183, Jiaoda Road, Jinniu District

金牛区交大路183号凯德广场二期5楼

Blue Frog 蓝蛙

Blue Frog has been serving up top-notch American style in China for years – and they’ve just given their boozy brunch menu an updated with 14 new spanking new dishes. These new additions are made with carefully selected, high-quality ingredients from all over the world, blending the diverse flavors of Asian, English, American, European and Mediterranean countries.

The menu features everything from big robust American breakies, with pancakes, syrup, and sausages – to eggs benedict on English muffins and cheesy mushroom toast. If you’re after a hair of the dog – frozen cocktails are sure to keep you cool this summer.

Brunch Time:

Saturday & Sunday， 10am – 4pm

Price:

around 100RMB per person

Address (3 locations):

1307, 1F Taikoo Li Chengdu, 8 Central Shamao Street
中纱帽街8号太古里1楼1307

uFun Shopping Mall L1‑131, No. 300 Jiaozi Dadao, Wuhou District
武侯区交子大道300号, 成都悠方Ufun L1‑131

MixC Mall
No. 8 Shuangqing Road, Chenghua District
成华区双庆路8号万象城C馆L1层C‑J122

 Dawn’s Bistro

“Swing open the door and let the soft sound of jazz lure you into a sleepy, weekendy trance.  Dawn’s say they tables are like paths to individules’ hearts, and the people inside become colorful…” We’re not sure what that means, but they serve up brunch.

Opening time:

 15:00-22:00
Price:
Ranges from RMB 68-120

Address:
No. 29, Dong ‘an Nan Lu

东安南路29号

Tel.:

Phone +86 19180626676

Harry’s Wizard Café

This cozy café is the perfect place for a peaceful brunch! The space has wide windows and a sunny balcony.

Breakfast dishes are served all day during opening hours (10:30am to 9pm), Tuesday to Sunday (we’re closed on Mondays). Our menu features what many consider to be Chengdu’s best full English breakfast (the Lion’s Share), healthy Druid’s Muesli served with fresh fruit and yogurt, and our sweet and fluffy American Wizard Pancakes. If you’re in the mood for something heartier, other favorites include our Gold Standard Beef Burger, Salmon and Avocado Croissant, Pesto Chicken Bagel and a variety of fresh, handmade pizzas. Get the best of both worlds with an English Breakfast Pizza: bacon, sausage, egg and mushroom!

In addition to a wide assortment of coffee and tea drinks, we can also whip up any one of your favorite brunch-time cocktails: Bloody Mary, Mimosa, or Aperol Spritz to name a few.

Address/地址:

成华区 华林三街8号附315号,中国铁建广场3号楼3楼

No.. 8 Hualin 3rd Road,. CRCC Plaza, Bldg 3 3/F Unit 315

Contact: 191 8212 7952

Opening Times: Tuesday-Friday 10:30-21:00

Weekend: 10:30-23:00

(Rest on Monday)

Pretty food, for people living in the South.

Opening：

Monday-Sunday 09:30-22:00

Price：

 80-130RMB

Addresses:

[Wuhou]
2F, No. 1, Building 1, Raffles City, No. 3, 4th Section, Renmin South Road, Wuhou District 武侯区人民南路四段3号来福士1栋2层1号

[Gaoxin]
#201, 2F, Building 1, Dayuan Center, No.88 Tianfu 3rd Street Gaoxin District天府三街88号大源中心一幢2层201室

Jiaozi Avenue No. 49, Gaoxin District 高新区交子大道49号

  – Hotels –

TIVANO @ Upper House

One of our favourite weekend indulgences, is the Upper House semi-buffet brunch available every Saturday and Sunday at award winning restaurant, Tivano. Enjoy nonstop delights, highlighted by our seafood bar, live BBQ, signature pizzas, as well as a selection of exquisite dishes to satisfy discerning palates.

Brunch Times:

Saturday & Sunday,11:30 – 14:30

Price:

Starts 248RMB per person

Address:

TIVANO, B1 Upper House, 81 Bitieshi Street

锦江区笔帖式街81号

The Ritz-Carlton, Chengdu

Venue:
The Ritz Carlton, Chengdu 25F, SPICES All-day Dining Restaurant
成都富力丽思卡尔顿酒店25楼“香荟”餐厅

Address:
269 Shuncheng Ave, Qingyang District
青羊区顺城大街269号

Date/ Time:
Every Saturday & Sunday, 12:00-14:00

Price:
RMB 128/ Child (3-12 Years Old)
RMB 238/ Adult

Waldorf Astoria

麒麟·扒房(成都华尔道夫酒店)

Waldorf Astoria’s Sky Weekend Brunch combines classic American brunch elements with innovative cooking methods, offering over a hundred specialties to the citizens, and giving guests a refreshing dining experience and a unique weekend time.

Chef Bruce and his team began to create, explore and refine the menu six months in advance, from the selection of ingredients to the testing of dishes to the designing of the plate, present a balanced meal like a work of art and create a selected signature dish intently.

Brunch Time:

Every Weekends 11:00-14:30

From now on – 2021.12.31

​Location

51F, Limited Edition-Grill, Waldorf Astoria Chengdu, No. 1199 Tianfu Avenue North, High-Tech Zone

高新区天府大道北段1199号

Price

RMB 598 (+15%) for adults & half price for children 6-12 yrs.

Tel.

028-6870 6054

Niccolo Kitchen Weekend Brunch

It’s your family and friends time during the weekend for a sumptuous brunch. Niccolo Kitchen presents a variety of options including global seafood, Japanese cuisine, Western style grill, exquisite desserts, cold dishes, and children’s dining tables with exquisite craftsmanship. While spoiling your taste buds, you can also enjoy the performance of the resident band and interactive live cooking performance of the Baked Alaska.

Niccolo Kitchen also offers an all day menu including signature prime cuts and international dishes.

Sunday Brunch Operation Time:

11:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Venue:
Niccolo Chengdu 2F Tower 3, , Niccolo Kitchen
成都尼依格罗酒店L2, 欣厨

Price:

Niccolo Chengdu Official WeChat Mall Price: RMB 298/person

Address:

Chengdu IFS, No.1, Section 3, Hongxing Road, Jinjiang District
Chengdu, Sichuan 610021, China
锦江区红星路3段1号国际金融中心3号楼(IFS)L2

Tel.: 028-68719881

Intercontinental Century City

An innovative Café with ancient-inspired architecture brings all-day dining to a higher level of creativity. With a choice of six different cooking theatres, Café is a concept that blends international cuisine set in a stage of culinary drama. We feature buffet for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Come celebrate with us and discover a uniquely ancient Chengdu showcase of taste, sights and sound.

Brunch Time:

Every day 12:00-14:30

Price:

RMB 199 per person

Address:

Cafe, Level 1 of Intercontinental Century City, Century City Boulevard, 88 Shijicheng Rd.

世纪城路88号世纪城新会展中心(世纪城新会展中心旁),

Tel:

028-8538 9999

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 Weekend Brunch Life | Tasty, Healthy, Delicious

Fancy something sweet with your waffles? Or perhaps something savoury instead? Here’s our suggestion — have a little of everything just like what the video here suggests!

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Fruit & Ice Cream Loaf

Dazzle your family with an inspired brunch treat of layered fruits and ice cream in a shelled-out loaf of bread! Did someone call you a Master Chef? If you’re worried about calories from ice cream, use our sugar-free plain yogurt instead for your creamy fix!

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Egg “Burger”

Nutrition, flavour, and creativity in one bite!  That’s what you get with an egg “burger”.  Check out the video and get inspired.

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Just in case you need that extra flavouring zing at the last moment, make sure you have a full complement of spices ready. Need some thyme? Or Rosemary? Or Cumin

No worries if you have our delightful 20-spices SPICE RACK.

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To make your brunch weekend even easier, Sam’s Club delivers all the ingredients you need to your doorstep in just one hour.We highly emphasize food safety that meets all national standards, and product quality is assured all the way from our suppliers to members. So you and your family can enjoy a leisurely weekend at home, eating a safe and healthy brunch in your pyjamas!

Member’s Mark Drinking Natural Water
4L*4
RMB 28

Member’s Mark Fresh Toast
400g*2
RMB 26.8

Beretta Jamon Serrano
100g*2
RMB 68.8

Zespri Sungold Kiwifruit
3kg
RMB 219

Member’s Mark Organic Blueberries
500g
RMB 49.8

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Yesterday (Sunday 19th May) brought the city’s international families to the first Chengdu Spring Festival, in partnership with DiDi’s English version.

DiDi EN has many family-friendly features.

Scan the QR code below to get DiDi premier coupons and see for yourself!

Wonderful food and drink vendors cooked up a treat all day in the grounds of Jade Learning House, alongside lots of locally made handicrafts, flowers, and jewellery.

There were lots of activities for the children; face painting, science experiments, craft projects, balloon art, photo workshops, fairground games, and bouncy castles.

During the day TOOT Science provided amazing science shows turning potions different colour and killing the sky with smoke rings.  There were also traditional Chinese dances, a kid’s fashion show, and an immersive drama performance by the fantastic Alice Kennedy.

We were lucky enough not to get too much rain, and the day ended with a charity art auction, with works from the students at Jade Learning house.

This raised money for GFCF (XIWANG · Gift of Health ) who organise sanitation projects for children in underprivileged areas.

A huge thank you to the hundreds of visitors, and to all the vendors, volunteers, and sponsors. And of course to DiDi EN for making it all happen.  See you next year for more family-friendly fun!

With thanks to all over the wonderful vendors

With thanks to sponsors

The Photos

To celebrate Children’s Day, DiDi EN will kick off a family friendly prize draw with legos, Disney park passes, stuffed animals, and an Agoda gift card worth $300 USD- so be sure to download the app to take part. Take a ride with DiDi EN each day (Mon-Fri) to see the daily grand prize!

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For those living in Chengdu,  this  trip designed with your weekend getaway in mind. Extravagant has taken care of all the details so that you can relax and enjoy your time away from the bustle of the city. With just a short 4 hr drive, you will quickly enter into a world of rest and relaxation, refreshed by the natural mountain view of Siguniangshan National Park.

INCLUDED:

– Return transportation from Chengdu using private vehicle

– All accommodation based on double occupancy (2 nights)

– English speaking Extravagant Yak guides

– All meals

– All activities and entrance fees enroute

Get in touch to enjoy this long weekend freesale special.

Deadline to book: June 12

This 3 day (2 night) tour begins and ends in Chengdu.

Price: ¥1960

10% OFF for families or group of four.

Relax in the comfort of your modern accommodations 

Extravagant Yak provide rich and authentic, personally crafted travel experiences in and around Tibet with 20 years combined experience of founders Garrett Jones and Jim Hamp.

Email info@extravagantyak.com for more details or scan the QR code above.

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Experience Summer in Full Bloom: Bitanpiaoxue Chinese Afternoon Tea at The Temple House

The Temple House has partnered with Bitanpiaoxue premium jasmine tea to present the “Summer Bloom” Chinese afternoon tea experience at MI XUN Teahouse. The tea set features a selection of desserts made with quality Chinese ingredients, created with the aromatic jasmine flower as the central theme and temptingly displayed on a three-tier cake stand.

The first tier starts light on the palate with Poached Pear and Jasmine Grass Jelly. The next tier presents a colourful array of fruit tartlets, White Chocolate with Jasmine and Almond, and signature MIXUN teacakes made with mulberry leaf, mung beans, yam and cranberries, while the third tier hits the perfect sweet spot with Jasmine Sago and Jasmine Cream Puffs.
Priced from 188RMB nett for two people, the “Summer Bloom” afternoon tea is available daily from August 1^st to September 30^th, between 2:30pm and 5:30pm. Guests who order this limited edition experience will also receive an exclusive gift set including a Temple House gift card and special Bitanpiaoxue souvenir. To make reservations at MI XUN Teahouse, please call +86 28 6297 4193 or email mixun@thetemplehousehotel.com.

Pg.Lost in Chengdu – 14th September

New Noise proudly presents Swedish instrumentalists PG.LOST presenting their brand new album “VERSUS”:

Four years have past since the release of  “Key”, since then the band built their own studio in the woods in Sweden and recorded their most mature studio record until now. After intense touring with Cult of Luna, bass player Kristian Karlsson added many layers of keys and synths to the album, turning Versus into an avalanche of sounds. Versus will definitely go down in the post rock history books for breaking the genre’s boundaries. Their ideas sure did crystallise into an outstanding album. “Versus” is a true post-rock masterpiece, an album loaded with great melancholy, heaviness and catchy musical ideas delivered in an incredible density of sound.

*Date/ Time: Wed. September 14, starts at 8:30pm

*Venue: Little Bar The Space (MiXC)  万象城小酒馆音乐空间

*Address: Chenghua District, Shuangqing Road No. 8 (2nd ring) 成华区 万象城

*RMB 100 (pre-sale RMB 80)

Chengdu Entrepreneurship Meetup 21st September

For more than two years, the Chengdu Entrepreneurship Meetup has been held every 3^rd Wednesday of the month starting at 7:30pm. It’s a free event for anybody interested in entrepreneurship and operating a business and includes presentations, idea pitches, Q&A and networking. Feel free to join and hear the stories of trailblazing and building businesses in Chengdu.

Organized every 3^rd Wednesday of the month @ The Beer Nest II, Brewpub & Kitchen. September topic: “Startup Weekend Bootcamp”

British Day and Global Citizen Festival – Saturday 24th September

British Day
The British Day in Chengdu marks the end of summer by celebrating in truly British fashion! The purpose of the event is to provide a family-friendly day out, with fun activities, music, prizes, different themed areas and great food & drink! The day is not only for British expatriates but also for locals, other nationalities and anyone who wants to have a great time and make a contribution to charity!

Global Citizen Festival
The Global Citizen Festival is an international music festival where fans engage with causes of the UN Nation’s 17 Global Goals. Its aim is to raise the consciousness level to achieve change for world causes. It is an event for all who have a passion for great music, and an opportunity for organizers, partners, businesses, charities and individuals to collaborate and become energized on ways that they can make a difference. Since it began in NYC 5 years ago GCF’s international impact has resulted in 130 commitment and policy actions that will affect lives of 656 million people by the year 2030. GCF Chengdu’s 2nd year will bring together the change-makers, the innovators and inspirers to raise awareness on world issues through positive actions.

*Address: 高攀西巷附近, 绿地GIC 成都中央广场
Greenland GIC, 2nd Ring Road/ Kehua Middle Road [across the road of Wangfujing Mall]

*Date/ Time: September 24, 10am – 10pm

Discover Hainan 2016 – Chengdu 

A grand celebration of the ecological and cultural heritages of Hainan Province, with ethnic performances, gala dinner, travel discounts, and networking sessions with representatives of the People’s Government of Hainan Province. Come discover Hainan’s rich history and beautiful destinations.

*Venue: Wanda Reign Hotel (万达瑞华)

*Address: 9 Binjiang Middle Road, Jinjiang District 锦江区滨江中路9号

*Time: 17:30-20:30, Sunday September 25

*RSVP: Please email info@chengdu-expat.com with your name, position, and company name

TEDx Chengdu: Together

Theme: 聚 together

September 24, 2016 9:00am – 9:00pm CST

Celebrate the Moon Festival @ KABB

Lunar Traditions. Luscious Creations. Celebrate this Mid-Autumn Festival with KABB’s novel chocolate snow-skin creations, each deftly handcrafted to perfection. Revel in the sweet-tartness of red bean chocolate meticulously handcrafted by their chefs. Available from September 1^st to 15^th at all KABB venues. 35RMB for a set of two mooncakes. In addition, from September 13^th to 15^th, enjoy two mooncakes when you spend 400RMB or more on your meal.

Niccolo Launches Customized Afternoon Tea Set with Alice + Olivia

From 10 September to 9 October, Niccolo cooperates with Alice + Olivia by Stacey Bendet, a famous designer brand based in New York, customizing a themed afternoon tea set in The Tea Lounge. For those in search of the quintessential afternoon tea experience, The Tea Lounge, which is located in the hotel’s elegant glass box at the main entrance, provides an ideal meeting place and serves the finest selection of drinks and exquisite pastries. Alice + Olivia, who just opened an exclusive shop in the CD IFS shopping mall, also allows customers to express their personal style freely, which just matches the urban chic contemporary idea of the Niccolo brand.

Chinese Valentine Poolside Singles Party

A romantic and dazzling Poolside Singles Party was held at Paradise Island Café in the InterContinental Chengdu Global Center on August6^th. Colorful balloons and lots water toys brought some excitement to the party. Sexy men and women danced to the dynamic music of a DJ and live band. The singles enjoyed themselves with fun water games and got a chance to meet new people. A delicate buffet dinner with lucky draws drew the whole atmosphereto a climax. Although the singles party had to end, romance and happiness got a chance to blossom.

St. Regis Chengdu Wedding Show

The St. Regis Chengdu held an elegant wedding fair with the theme of “Haute Couture” at the Astor Ballroom on August 21^st. The show was styled as “Downtown Abby” and partnered with luxury brands such as Marchesa, Bentley and Guerlain to showcase the bespoke wedding service and brand essence of St Regis Chengdu. The high-end women’s dress brand Marchesa brought the 4 exclusively designed wedding gowns inspired by 4 St. Regis properties around the world to the show, and the legendary butler service was also demonstrated on the stage.

US Ambassador visits CDIS

Chengdu International School had the pleasure of hosting Max Baucus, the American Ambassador to China, who came to congratulate the participants of the 2016 Youth Debate Challenge. Although never involved in youth debate himself, six terms in the US Senate taught him many valuable lessons which he passed on to the students, encouraging them to follow their passions, travel the world and embrace the cultural differences between China and America. Mr. Baucus then candidly answered questions ranging from the upcoming US election, to his advice on studying abroad – a very special opportunity for the young minds at CDSI.

Live Life, and get out with Ascott

An art appreciation workshop themed “Traditional Chinese Paper Fans in Summer” was held at Ascott Raffles City Chengdu on August 24^th. The workshop was jointly sponsored by Ascott, Aston Martin Chengdu and the C.D.P Art Centre. The curator from the C.D.P treated the guests to a feast of artappreciation, sharing the mysterious and beauty of art and collections. Guests also experienced the traditional art of Chinese paper fan painting. Those staying at the Ascott serviced residences worldwide can get to enjoy a myriad of bespoke experiences offered through its Ascott Lifestyle programme. The specially handpicked experiences, ranging from cultural to gastronomical, local delights to wellness, will enable guests to explore the cities they are living in and continue to enjoy the activities they are familiar with while being away from home.

Startup Weekend Chengdu #4

Startup Weekend Chengdu is back November 11-12 2016

Join for a great weekend of fun, teamwork and startups!

About Startup Weekend: 

Startup Weekends are 54-hour events designed to provide superior experiential education for technical and non-technical entrepreneurs.  Beginning with Friday night pitches and continuing through brainstorming, business plan development, and basic prototype creation, Startup Weekends culminate in Sunday night demos and presentations.  Participants create working startups during the event and are able to collaborate with like-minded individuals outside of their daily networks. All teams hear talks by industry leaders and receive valuable feedback from local entrepreneurials. The weekend is centered around action, innovation, and education.  Whether you are looking for feedback on a idea, a co-founder, specific skill sets, or a team to help you execute, Startup Weekends are the perfect environment in which to test your idea and take the first steps towards launching your own startup.

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2016 Chengdu International Club Holiday Bazaar

The Holiday Bazaar, now in its 11th year, has become an important event on the Chengdu calendar, and a meaningful way for companies and individuals to support local charities.

The Holiday Bazaar is a fun, family event providing everyone a chance to share holiday traditions with friends in Chengdu, while giving back to the community. Each year, CIC donates proceeds from the Holiday Bazaar to carefully selected local charities. We choose cost-effective, locally managed projects that benefit people in need in Sichuan province.

This year, proceeds from the Holiday Bazaar will benefit Hopeful Hearts, International Development & Educational Associates (IDEAS), Hua Mei International (HMI) Training Center: Help the Visually Disabled Project 2016, and Liangshan Yi Woman and Children Empowerment Center.
Date/ Time: November 19, 10am – 5pm

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The co-founder of UrTurn & SHIFT describes his weekend in the ‘Du
Erik is a talented event organizer from Germany that brought global events such as the Fête de la Musique, Startup Weekend and the Global Citizen Festival to Chengdu and is now working on his newest baby, SHIFT, a fitness platform that aims to create Chengdu’s biggest active fitness community, championing brands that promote health & lifestyle in China’s South West. 

My daily motto: “Step out of your comfort zones!”

People from Chengdu say that once you arrive in this city, you will never want to leave again. Well I’m here for my third time and third year: first as an exchange student, then an intern, and finally as a master-student who came here with the daily mission to organize something cool in this city. For me Chengdu is similar to Berlin actually, its pace is slow and relaxed, which allows people to be creative. This creativity is now transforming Chengdu’s hip hop, music, dance and art scene into one of the best all over China.

Why I love Chengdu

For me Chengdu has some kind of food-fun-freedom magic that binds me to the place. Despite all the small and big obstacles that are thrown at me daily; the beep beeps, toot toots, haalloooos, push you here, yell at you there and whatever else is there to test your patience, I love this city! Chengdu forces and helps me to get out of my comfort zones by constantly creating new ones, mostly better than the ones I was used to before! Lately this means for me: strive for a healthier lifestyle; now let me tell you how.

My weekends

In fact, I devoted my life in Chengdu to building communities. Be it to help entrepreneurs realizing their star up-dreams; pushing people to mingle and culturally exchange at events, promote talented artists at local music festivals, raise funds at charity events or simply provide opportunities to meet and share the happiness of doing something good. This of course affected also my weekends which I usually spent attending or organizing events on Saturdays or Sundays, joining meetings or sitting in my office to work on the next ones.

“I believe in the power of communities and people, helping to bringing them together makes me happy as then seemingly individual small steps can turn into big movements when done together. I call it “events for a good cause”.

In the evenings you could find me at one of my favourite bars like The Beer Nest chatting with friends or business partners over some beers. To be honest this lifestyle was highly unhealthy, I gained weight, lost my physical fitness, drank too much alcohol and was mentally tired as I rarely took a break for myself. When thinking back, just two years ago I was running a 50-people sport club in Berlin that weekly sport events ranging from climbing, canoeing, archery to golfing or Zumba, we wanted to try everything. I ran half-marathons, participated in long-distance swimming contests, marched 30-40km day-walks, joined CrossFit clubs and helped a Berlin startup called JoinEasy to create a social network focusing on sportsmen – and women. I needed to change.

My new healthy comfort zone – aka weekends spend to improve and promote fitness

After realizing that I can’t go on exploiting my body and health I introduced a few healthier habits. My weekends since are spent without alcohol, mostly sitting on my bicycle bought from Natooke discovering cool places in Chengdu together with my girlfriend. I’m participating in weekend warrior challenges, meet with sports people in Chengdu and learn about healthy food, fitness and workouts. This change was further fostered by a conversation I had with my sporty and good friend Ruby (who is running “Welfare for Animals”) in Peters Tex Mex, together with the king of self-defense Matan from MixMe Lifestyle & Health about how cool it would be to promote a healthier lifestyle in Chengdu. All of us knew that there are plenty of great businesses and people trying to offer solutions for people here, but there is no active platform and community in Chengdu that can help them promoting these. The idea of SHIFT was born; we wanted to create this platform and once again counted on the power of community. Part of this is the organization of SHIFT day’s offering sports, healthy food and workshops for people in Chengdu. Coming Sunday is the launch of it.

My Saturday – setting up for SHIFT day

This Saturday I will head to Frasier Suites who are hosting the first SHIFT day early to prepare the event for Sunday. Hidden behind the curtains of all events lies a lot of organization and preparation work, this is what turns a good event into a great one! People actually won’t see this, but they can feel it! So Saturday together with the other co-organizers – Matan (MixMe), Robby (Chengdu Bujinkan Budo Taijiutsu) and Shaz (AFN/CPD nutritionist) will be busy setting up the venue. This includes health and safety checks, sound and technical equipment checks, venue signage, preparation of dust bins, setup of reception counter as well as sport and workshop spaces, prepare the food & beverage area und instruct all helpers and volunteers for the event. Check lists help to make sure that nothing will go wrong at the last minute. To take time for myself I’m also going to Taijitsu training in the afternoon spend time with my girlfriend Cress doing what we love, which is touring Chengdu by bike.  We plan to drop by Joy City to visit our friends Pete and Lulu at Jogurtwerk for some of our favourite German style frozen yoghurt.

My Sunday – managing Chengdu’s first SHIFT day

Sunday I will arrive at Fraiser Suites early, In between the busy madness of running an event for over 200 people, I will be sure to grab something healthy to eat from one of the great food stands; Healthy Gourmet, InFit Granola , Hurom, Ethos or MixMe Healthy Kitchen and probably a dessert from Cheescake Love. I will also try and join some of the great activities and workshops run by our partners (Fraser Suites, Bujinkan Budo Taijiutsu, MoreFun, Sinostage, Cooltrip, GreenMonday, ADG Dental and Global Doctors) and will finish off with a grand finale – the Natooke bike sprints!

We thought the best way to build a fitness community in Chengdu is by offering a platform where people interested in a healthy lifestyle get access to this city’s best specialized businesses, trainers and professionals in areas like sports, health, food and beverage, traveling and so on. It’s a win-win situation that helps to grow this great industry on the one hand and improves the lives of people on the other hand.

Join us this Sunday at Fraser Suites, because SHIFT happens.

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